ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>SRR Profile: Aaron Beer</title> <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.0.2"> </head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="profile.css" type="text/css"> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#000000" vlink="#000000" alink="#000000"> <p>&nbsp;<p> <FONT SIZE="+3"><font color="#ACACAC">Who's Who in SRR:</font> <font color="#000000">Aaron Beer</font></FONT><br> <p><hr noshade="#ACACAC"><p> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td width=250> <img src="pic_aaron_beer.jpg" vspace=10 border=0 hspace=10 width=200 TITLE="Aaron Beer"><p> </td> <td valign="center"> <font color="#999999">Interviewed Feb 11, 2010</font><br> <p> Name: Aaron Beer <br> Age: 35<br> Residence: Natick<br> Birthplace: Wilmington, DE<br> Education:<br> HS Acton-Boxboro<br> College Curry College Milton, MA<br> Occupation: Income Development Associate American Cancer Society<br> Marital status: Single<br> Children status: Having 2 cats is like raising kids<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td COLSPAN="2" text align="left"><p> How long have you been running? I began running road races in the fall of 2006<br> What made you decide to begin running? I always felt inspired by the Boston Marathon having grown up here. I thought I'd give it a shot, with the hopes of being successful at it. Mission accomplished!<br> Did you run competitively in high school? Yes, I did the 100 & 200. It was ugly!<br> Did you run competitively in college? No<br> When / why did you join SRR? Dec. 2009. Over the summer I was introduced to the Thursday night runs by a SRR groupie. I did some research and was impressed from what SRR had to offer. The talent level is amazing too. I'm certain those factors will make me a better runner.<br> Total number races: You got an hour?<br> Favorite race (and why): The Boston Marathon and I could write a whole book for every reason why.<br> Favorite race distance: 5 Miles and up<br> Favorite runner: don't know<br> Favorite running shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy<br> Average miles per week: 30-40<br> Most MPW Ever: 43 (as of Jan 2010)<br> Best running memory: 1. Making the dream of running the Boston Marathon a reality last year.<br> 2. Running a 29:04 at the Gobble x3 just 4 days after running the Philadelphia Marathon.<br> Worst running memory: I bonked on a 17 mile run last fall and went to the hospital for dehydration<br> Running PR's (when and where):<br><br> Khourys 33:18 Feb. 4, 2010 <br> 5 K 22:42 (Run for All Ages Wakefield, MA Nov. 2009)<br> 10 K 49:45 (Reach the Beach (leg #23, NH Sept. 2009)<br> 25 K 2:29:16 (Cape Ann Gloucester, MA Sept. 2009)<br> 4 mile 29:04 (GobbleX3 Somerville, MA Nov. 2009) <br> 5 mile 42:58 (Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out Cambridge, MA May 2009) <br> Half-marathon 1:56:39 (United Healthcare Half Marathon Newport, RI Oct. 2009) <br> 10 mile 1:32:45 (Yankee Homecoming Newburyport, MA July 2009)<br> Marathon 4:10:36 (Philadelphia Marathon Nov. 2009) <br> Other: 1:03:06 (Falmouth Road Race August 2009) <br> Favorite time of day: 4 PM (It's quitting time)<br> Favorite sport other than running: (gulp) Auto racing<br> Favorite author: Joel Whitburn<br> Favorite book: Snake by Ken Stable<br> Favorite actor: Various from 30's & 40's films<br> Favorite actress: see above<br> Favorite TV show: Leave it to Beaver<br> Favorite movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington<br> Favorite musician: Too many to list<br> Favorite song:  Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey<br> Favorite politician: Dwight D. Eisenhower<br> Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts<br> Favorite food: Pizza<br> Favorite ice cream: Chocolate peanut butter from Turkey Hill<br> Favorite cocktail: My last name<br> Favorite restaurant: Legal Seafood<br> Favorite car: 1959 & 1960 Chevy Impala convertible, 1964 ½-66 Ford Mustang convertible<br> For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Both<br> Fill in the blank: I like it when: Ambition becomes reality<br> I hate it when: My shyness gets the better of me <br> Favorite quote:  So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear... is fear itself&  Franklin D. Roosevelt<br> Philosophy:  Whatever goes around comes around <br> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>